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Zach Anner on Oprah, OWN and his new TV series “Rollin’ with Zach Anner”

December 12, 2011 Barb Oates

What’s with Oprah, The Price is Right and the Olive Garden? Zach Anner, comedian and winner of Your Own Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star shows us in his offbeat travel series Rollin’ with Zach. The series debuts on OWN beginning Monday, Dec. 12 and will air through December on Mondays at 8pm ET/PT. Anner, who has cerebral palsy, became an Internet sensation with his quick smarts (he did an impromptu interview with Oprah that got national attention) and comic flare (in a hilarious audition tape where he cited himself as having “cerebral palsy – the sexiest of […]

Bailee Madison returns to The Hub’s “Haunting Hour” with “Scarecrow”

December 9, 2011 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Follow @ChannelGuideSRH Even using the exaggerated standards befitting a precocious child actor, Bailee Madison can be said to have an extremely sunny disposition. The 12-year-old rising star is genuinely kind and courteous, immediately and effortlessly turning an over-the-phone interview into a real conversation. She emphasizes how important schoolwork is to her, despite her demanding acting schedule, and she even makes time to serve as a national spokesperson for the childhood-cancer charity Alex’s Lemonade Stand. So what’s this sweet little girl’s obsession with horror stories? Aside from terrifying audiences on the big screen in Don’t Be Afraid of […]

“Good Luck Charlie” gets in the Christmas spirit with original movie

December 2, 2011 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Follow @ChannelGuideSRH The cast and crew of Good Luck Charlie have gone through a lot together, but up till their most recent stint, that hadn’t included leaving the comforts of their Los Angeles studio. That all changed early this year when they headed north for a wintry Utah location to film Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas! In the festive flick — which premieres tonight at 8 on Disney Channel — the Duncan family embarks on a family vacation that despite everyone’s best intentions quickly turns positively Griswoldian, as the family becomes separated and must race to reunite […]

“Party At Tiffany’s” star Tiffany Young lets cameras into Pink Pastry Parlor

December 2, 2011 Barb Oates

Pink Pastry Parlor in Atlanta is home to an amazing young woman who never gave up on her childhood dream. The parlor is the brainchild of Tiffany Young, 30, who at an early age sketched designs of a place that catered to just about every wish a young girl could have from dress up, baking and manicures, to sleepovers with friends, walking a fashion runway, dancing and more. Tiffany is a party planner extraordinaire and her Pink Pastry Parlor is the subject of OWN’s new series Party At Tiffany’s, premiering with two back-to-back episodes on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 10pm […]

Largest, most extreme Christmas trees in world profiled on TLC

November 23, 2011 Barb Oates

By Barb Oates Follow @ChannelGuideBO “Extreme” anything is a good way to capture people’s attention, and TLC’s Extreme Christmas Trees lives up to its name by profiling the insanity involved in some of the biggest, most expensive and most dangerous undertakings when it comes to Christmas trees. If you Google “tallest Christmas tree in the world,” you’ll get over a million reports back that stake claim to some variation of the largest, biggest or best tree from Mexico to Dubai. According to TLC producers, Rio de Janeiro holds the record for the tallest tree on water (also known as the […]

“Ice Age” characters help Santa in “Mammoth Christmas”

November 22, 2011 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Follow @ChannelGuideSRH Nearly 10 years after the first Ice Age film hit the big screen, the stars are back for a holiday adventure that sees the prehistoric gang trying to save Christmas after they inadvertently wreck his workshop. All the original voice actors are back, including Ray Romano as Manny the woolly mammoth, John Leguizamo as the accident-prone sloth Sid, and Denis Leary as the feisty sabre-toothed tiger Diego. Romano spoke with reporters recently about getting into character each time for Manny, placing these prehistoric characters in the modern-day trappings of a Christmas story, and spoke a […]

“Super 8’s” Riley Griffiths has a mascot problem on “Haunting Hour”

November 18, 2011 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Follow @ChannelGuideSRH Having survived the big-budget blockbuster horrors presented in last summer’s Super 8, Riley Griffiths is facing sinister forces yet again in his follow-up effort, an episode of R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour that pits him against a malevolent mascot willing to resort to any means necessary to keep its station. That’s right. Not all those furry folks who tread the sidelines at football and basketball games are so friendly. In “Mascot,” Griffiths’ character Willie is repulsed by Big Yellow, his high school’s mangy dancing … whatever it is, and is convinced that installing a new […]

Thanksgiving TV: here’s where to find the tastiest shows

November 16, 2011 Lori Acken

Monday, Nov. 21-Thursday, Nov. 24 The Martha Stewart Show Hallmark Channel, 10am ET The supreme domestic diva hosts four days of Turkey Day tips with the help of her fellow culinary experts. On Monday, Martha rethinks classic Thanksgiving dishes with chef Brad Farmerie. Tuesday features a sweet and savory Thanksgiving feast from chef Tom Douglas, and an unforgettable pumpkin-pecan pie from chef Thomas Joseph. On Wednesday, Martha takes to the web to help solve viewers’ last minute turkey dilemmas via email, Skype, Facebook and twitter on her “Thanksgiving Hotline” show. Talk turkey with Martha via e-mail at emailmartha@marthastewart.com or via Twitter hashtag: #AskMartha. […]

David Tutera Talks Season Five of WE tv’s “My Fair Wedding”

November 14, 2011 Lori Acken

I had two wedding planners both times I tied the knot — my mom and my sister. And aside from the flower-bedazzled pointy-forehead thingie I wore on my head for the first one, they did a terrific job. But I still owe a debt of gratitude to WE tv’s maestro of matrimony, David Tutera, whose My Fair Wedding has been a four-season favorite for the network. Having undergone a pair of seriously crummy health crises in the underside of two years, I’ve spent plenty of time at home, plumbing my TV for a little good news, a little happily-ever-after. Which […]

The Hub gets a “CLUE” with new miniseries based on board game

November 14, 2011 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Follow @ChannelGuideSRH CLUE has had many different looks over the years. In addition to being a classic board game, one which seems to get a new look and design with every generation, it’s served as the basis for a musical, a 1985 feature film comedy (which spawned its own stage version), several video games and children’s books, as well as countless themed editions of the board game. Now The Hub is playing its own version, re-imagining it as a live-action family friendly TV series featuring several up-and-coming young actors. Beginning at 8pm Monday with two back-to-back episodes, […]